Sibley County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Sibley County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 6, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 190 people.

37tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 190 injured

104.8 milongest path · 1952

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F110

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 6, 1965	F3	15.5 mi	167 yd	0	0
May 6, 1965	F2	11.2 mi	667 yd	175	1
Jun 23, 1952	F2	104.8 mi	220 yd	10	0
Jun 24, 2003	F2	5.5 mi	880 yd	5	0
May 5, 1965	F1	11.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 24, 1989	F1	6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1979	F1	5.6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 2017	EF1	5.2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2003	F1	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 14, 1985	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 2020	EF1	1.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 1995	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 11, 2022	EF0	5.5 mi	50 yd
Sep 17, 2021	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd
Jul 25, 2020	EF1	1.9 mi	50 yd
Jul 25, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	15 yd
Jul 5, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Aug 16, 2017	EF1	5.2 mi	75 yd
Aug 16, 2017	EF0	1.4 mi	60 yd
Aug 16, 2017	EF0	4.1 mi	75 yd
Aug 16, 2017	EF0	0.6 mi	25 yd
May 28, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F1	4.5 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: May 6, 1965, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Nicollet County, MN29 McLeod County, MN26 Carver County, MN27 Le Sueur County, MN26 Brown County, MN33 Scott County, MN21 Renville County, MN30 Blue Earth County, MN42

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sibley County, Minnesota had?

37 tornadoes touched Sibley County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sibley County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 6, 1965, with a 15.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Sibley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (12 of 37). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).